(Aug. 10) Day01: Fly to Lhasa

Meals: L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same leve

Take morning flight into Tibet and start your tibet tour today. upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart - beating highland view along the Yalu Zangbu river (the longest river in Tibet, the lower reach in India is called Brham Putra river); in the afternoon, you are free for relaxing and more Oxygen.

(Aug. 11) Day02: Lhasa sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same leve

In the morning, visit the grand - looking Potala Palace, which was built in the 7th century for the King. In the afternoon, visit Jokhang temple and stroll in the famous local bazaar - Parkhor street. Here, you can deeply feel the life of common people and see how people are preparing for their grand festival.

(Aug. 12) Day03: Join the Shoton (Xuedun) Festival

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

Today is the first day of Shoton Festival (also named Xuedun festival in Chinese) , in the past, this festival was a purely religious celebration, later in the rule of 5th Dalai Lama, it was open a little to some people with high social status, with time going on, this festival becomes a common public celebration held in Drepung monastery first, then move to Norbulinka palace.

In the morning of this day, pay early visit to Drepung monastery to join the grand opening ceremony - Sunning the Tangkha (a huge woven hangings), this ceremony marks the official set-off of this festival.

In the afternoon, go to Norbulinka to join people's celebrations such as singing songs, dance circles, local exchange market, Tibet opera show and so on.

(Aug. 13) Day04: Join the festival

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

Today, you are free to arrange your own time and visits in this city, doing such visits as going to Parkhor street market, visiting Ramoche temple, Sera monastery, Medicine hill cliff carvings and Zonggyerukhang (a park behind Potala ).

(Aug. 14) Day05: Lhasa to Namtso and back to Lhasa

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

Today, as arranged, you go 240 kilometers northward to visit lake Namtso, which is the 2nd most sacred lake and the biggest lake in Tibet. But if you do not like go to lake Namtso, you can select to stay in Lhasa and do such visits as recommended below:

you are free to arrange your own time and visits in this city, doing such visits as going to Parkhor street market, visiting Ramoche temple, Sera monastery, Medicine hill cliff carvings and Zonggyerukhang (a park behind Potala). I f you select this, th guide and the driver will be with you and send you touring around inside Lhasa.

(Aug. 15) Day06: Lhasa to Chengdu by air

Meals: B

Hotel: N/A

Say Good-bye to Lhasa, drive you to airport and take flight back to Chengdu. The whole tour service ends when you lands at Chengdu Shuangliu airport, you can decide where you go (to downtown area or connect flight to your next planned destination).

(If you wish to have service included when you get back to Chengdu airport, you can tell us before you fly to Lhasa, so we will have all things ready for you, for example, the air ticket for you to connect your flight).

End of your holiday in tibet - join in 2010 Shoton (Xuedun) festival